This is an account of life, attitudes and events in Cairo during World War II. It describes the historical background of the events of the Desert War, as well as stories and descriptions of personalities gleaned from the Ambassador's diaries and those of her grandparents, Duff and Diana Cooper.
Artemis Cooper Libros
Esta autora explora complejas relaciones humanas con una penetrante profundidad psicológica. Su estilo se caracteriza por una aguda observación y una prosa elegante pero accesible. A través de su obra, a menudo reflexiona sobre temas de identidad, memoria y la búsqueda del propio lugar en el mundo. Su escritura invita a los lectores a contemplar sus propias experiencias y el mundo que les rodea.
Patrick Leigh Fermor
- 448 páginas
- 16 horas de lectura
The authorized biography shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year, the National Book Awards and the Costa Biography Award
In this brilliant synthesis of social, political, and cultural history, Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper present a vivid and compelling portrayal of the City of Lights after its liberation. Paris became the diplomatic battleground in the opening stages of the Cold War. Against this volatile political backdrop, every aspect of life is portrayed: scores were settled in a rough and uneven justice, black marketers grew rich on the misery of the population, and a growing number of intellectual luminaries and artists including Hemingway, Beckett, Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Cocteau, and Picassocontributed new ideas and a renewed vitality to this extraordinary moment in time.